FMLA is an acronym for the Family Medical Leave Act. Covered employers must grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during
any 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons:
• for the birth and care of the newborn child of the employee;
• for placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care;
• to care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious
health condition;
•
or
to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a
serious health condition.